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USD/CNH: Upside bias looks alleviated below 6.6750 – UOB
FXStreet reports that FX Strategists at UOB Group noted the upside bias in USD/CNH could lose momentum if 6.6750 is cleared in the next weeks.
Next 1-3 weeks: “Our latest narrative was from last Thursday (29 Oct, spot at 6.7225) wherein ‘upward momentum has improved and if USD were to break 6.7450, the next level to focus on is at 6.7650’. We indicated that USD ‘is expected to trade with an upward bias as long as it does not move below 6.6750’. However, USD did not break 6.7450 but came close to taking out the ‘strong support’ level at 6.6750 (low of 6.6770 on Friday). The surprisingly soft price actions have dented the momentum but only a break of 6.6750 would indicate that the upside risk has dissipated. Meanwhile, USD has to move and stay above 6.7150 within these 1 to 2 days or the odds for a break of 6.7450 would diminish quickly.”
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Market focus
- U.S. retail sales unexpectedly decline in December
- U.S. consumer sentiment index decreases more than anticipated in early January
- Key events for next week: China GDP, eurozone ZEW Economic Sentiment index, UK, Canada and New Zealand CPI, Bank of Canada, ECB and Bank of Japan interest rate decisions, Australian unemployment rate, Eurozone, UK and US PMIs
- U.S. industrial production grows much more than forecast in December
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